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Entertainment News and Headlines From ABC News Radioen-us(c) ABC News Radio'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke reveals near-death experiences with brain aneurysms, launches charity for brain injurieshttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/21607b1d84179a5fa2330dcbca6e3c11
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/21607b1d84179a5fa2330dcbca6e3c11Helen Sloane/HBO(NEW YORK) -- Game of Thrones and Solo: A Star Wars Story actress Emilia Clarke has revealed to the New Yorker that she nearly died twice from brain aneurysms -- and announced the formation of a charity for those similarly afflicted.

As she explained in the lengthy piece, in 2011, after she began working on the Emmy winning show, she was rushed from a gym to the hospital after suffering a crushing headache.

"[T]he pain -- shooting, stabbing, constricting pain -- was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged," the actress recalled.

An MRI confirmed the existence of a bleed on her brain, as well as a second vessel which might be vulnerable to bursting in the future.

Reluctantly, Clarke says, she underwent "minimally invasive" brain surgery to correct the first bleed, but the recovery was hellish. The pain was "unbearable," she writes, revealing she she lost the ability to speak coherently, and even forgot her own name.

"Instead, nonsense words tumbled out of my mouth and I went into a blind panic," she writes.

Eventually, the condition, called aphasia, passed -- but the pain and exhaustion soon returned.

"I sipped on morphine in between interviews," she recalled. "On the set, I didn't miss a beat, but I struggled. Season 2 would be my worst....[E]very minute of every day, I thought I was going to die."

In 2013, she underwent surgery once more, but this time "the old fashioned way," as she puts it.

"The recovery was even more painful than it had been after the first surgery," Clarke said. "I looked as though I had been through a war more gruesome than any that Daenerys experienced. I emerged from the operation with a drain coming out of my head."

She added, "Bits of my skull had been replaced by titanium. These days, you can’t see the scar that curves from my scalp to my ear, but I didn't know at first that it wouldn’t be visible."

Luckily, the woman known as the Mother of Dragons has since fully recovered, and she's dedicated her new charity, SameYou, to helping others suffering from brain injuries and strokes. "@sameyouorg is full to bursting with love, brain power and the help of amazing people with amazing stories," Clarke posted to Instagram. "@newyorkermag published my story, now I’d like to hear yours!"

]]>Helen Sloane/HBO(NEW YORK) -- Game of Thrones and Solo: A Star Wars Story actress Emilia Clarke has revealed to the New Yorker that she nearly died twice from brain aneurysms -- and announced the formation of a charity for those similarly afflicted.

As she explained in the lengthy piece, in 2011, after she began working on the Emmy winning show, she was rushed from a gym to the hospital after suffering a crushing headache.

"[T]he pain -- shooting, stabbing, constricting pain -- was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged," the actress recalled.

An MRI confirmed the existence of a bleed on her brain, as well as a second vessel which might be vulnerable to bursting in the future.

Reluctantly, Clarke says, she underwent "minimally invasive" brain surgery to correct the first bleed, but the recovery was hellish. The pain was "unbearable," she writes, revealing she she lost the ability to speak coherently, and even forgot her own name.

"Instead, nonsense words tumbled out of my mouth and I went into a blind panic," she writes.

Eventually, the condition, called aphasia, passed -- but the pain and exhaustion soon returned.

"I sipped on morphine in between interviews," she recalled. "On the set, I didn't miss a beat, but I struggled. Season 2 would be my worst....[E]very minute of every day, I thought I was going to die."

In 2013, she underwent surgery once more, but this time "the old fashioned way," as she puts it.

"The recovery was even more painful than it had been after the first surgery," Clarke said. "I looked as though I had been through a war more gruesome than any that Daenerys experienced. I emerged from the operation with a drain coming out of my head."

She added, "Bits of my skull had been replaced by titanium. These days, you can’t see the scar that curves from my scalp to my ear, but I didn't know at first that it wouldn’t be visible."

Luckily, the woman known as the Mother of Dragons has since fully recovered, and she's dedicated her new charity, SameYou, to helping others suffering from brain injuries and strokes. "@sameyouorg is full to bursting with love, brain power and the help of amazing people with amazing stories," Clarke posted to Instagram. "@newyorkermag published my story, now I’d like to hear yours!"

]]>Kit Harington says 'Game of Thrones' sent him to therapyhttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/655e96a333724e24c4cb53660832b06c
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/655e96a333724e24c4cb53660832b06cL-R Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke - HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) -- In a new interview with Variety, Kit Harington gets very real about the impending end of HBO's Game of Thrones. The actor says moving forward after playing a character like Jon Snow for so many years definitely took a toll on him.

"I took off the costume, and it felt like my skin was being peeled away," Harington told the publication about his final day on set. "I was very emotional. It felt like someone was shedding me of something."

But the self-described regular "bloke" admitted that it was a while before he overcame his anxiety about having such a key role in such a popular show.

"I now look back and I go, well, 'I was a f***ing integral part of that whole thing,'" Harington admits. "Jon was, and I am, and I’m proud of it. It took me a long time to not think, 'I’m the worst thing in this.'"

"My darkest period was...the focus of the whole show coming onto Jon," he said. "When you become the cliffhanger of a TV show...at the height of its power, the focus on you is f***ing terrifying."

People shouting at him on the streets -- even the president wanting to know if Jon was really dead -- got to Harington.

"I felt very vulnerable. I had a shaky time in my life around there ... That was a time when I started therapy," he admits. "I had to feel very grateful for what I have, but I felt incredibly concerned about whether I could even f***ing act."

Game of Thrones returns for its final season April 14 on HBO. Harington didn't reveal any spoilers to Variety, but allowed, "I was satisfied with how his story ended."

]]>L-R Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke - HBO/Helen Sloane(LOS ANGELES) -- In a new interview with Variety, Kit Harington gets very real about the impending end of HBO's Game of Thrones. The actor says moving forward after playing a character like Jon Snow for so many years definitely took a toll on him.

"I took off the costume, and it felt like my skin was being peeled away," Harington told the publication about his final day on set. "I was very emotional. It felt like someone was shedding me of something."

But the self-described regular "bloke" admitted that it was a while before he overcame his anxiety about having such a key role in such a popular show.

"I now look back and I go, well, 'I was a f***ing integral part of that whole thing,'" Harington admits. "Jon was, and I am, and I’m proud of it. It took me a long time to not think, 'I’m the worst thing in this.'"

"My darkest period was...the focus of the whole show coming onto Jon," he said. "When you become the cliffhanger of a TV show...at the height of its power, the focus on you is f***ing terrifying."

People shouting at him on the streets -- even the president wanting to know if Jon was really dead -- got to Harington.

"I felt very vulnerable. I had a shaky time in my life around there ... That was a time when I started therapy," he admits. "I had to feel very grateful for what I have, but I felt incredibly concerned about whether I could even f***ing act."

Game of Thrones returns for its final season April 14 on HBO. Harington didn't reveal any spoilers to Variety, but allowed, "I was satisfied with how his story ended."

]]>'Days of Our Lives', 'General Hospital', 'The Young and the Restless' top this year's Daytime Emmy nomineeshttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/8c4cc662cacd166d238e43f7be0ce2b5
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/8c4cc662cacd166d238e43f7be0ce2b5The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences(NEW YORK) -- The nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with NBC's Days of Our Lives leading the pack, followed by ABC's General Hospital and CBS' The Young and the Restless.

Days of Our Lives nabbed 27 nominations, followed by General Hospital with 25 and The Young and the Restless, with 20.

In the category of best morning program, CBS Sunday Morning and CBS This Morning both earned nominations. They'll be going up against ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today.

The best entertainment talk show category includes perennial favorite The Ellen DeGeneres Show, along with The Real, CBS' The Talk and ABC's The View. A newcomer to the category is Netflix's A Little Help with Carol Burnett.

For best game show, Family Feud, Jeopardy!, Let's Make a Deal, The Price Is Right and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? will go go head-to-head.

In all, CBS scored the most nods, with a total of 61, followed by NBC with 38 and ABC with 35.

As previously announced, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which presents the Daytime Emmys, will honor chef Jacques Pepin and Judge Judy's Judy Sheindlin with lifetime-achievement awards.

The full list of nominees is available at the Daytime Emmy Awards' official website.

Winners at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be revealed May 5 at Southern California's Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

]]>The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences(NEW YORK) -- The nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with NBC's Days of Our Lives leading the pack, followed by ABC's General Hospital and CBS' The Young and the Restless.

Days of Our Lives nabbed 27 nominations, followed by General Hospital with 25 and The Young and the Restless, with 20.

In the category of best morning program, CBS Sunday Morning and CBS This Morning both earned nominations. They'll be going up against ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today.

The best entertainment talk show category includes perennial favorite The Ellen DeGeneres Show, along with The Real, CBS' The Talk and ABC's The View. A newcomer to the category is Netflix's A Little Help with Carol Burnett.

For best game show, Family Feud, Jeopardy!, Let's Make a Deal, The Price Is Right and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? will go go head-to-head.

In all, CBS scored the most nods, with a total of 61, followed by NBC with 38 and ABC with 35.

As previously announced, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which presents the Daytime Emmys, will honor chef Jacques Pepin and Judge Judy's Judy Sheindlin with lifetime-achievement awards.

The full list of nominees is available at the Daytime Emmy Awards' official website.

Winners at the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be revealed May 5 at Southern California's Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

]]>"Pain and anger and sadness": 'Empire' co-creator Lee Daniels shares cast's reaction to Jussie Smollett incident fallouthttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/6d3303dda8335895e0c3cd64c5d0cfb5
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 05:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/6d3303dda8335895e0c3cd64c5d0cfb5Tommaso Boddi/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- It's been a week since Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to police about being the victim of an alleged hate crime in January. Now Empire co-creator Lee Daniels is revealing a bit about how he and show's cast are dealing with the fallout.

"Oh my god...these past couple of weeks have been a freakin' roller coaster, Daniels says in a brief video posted to his Instagram Wednesday. "We have -- me and my cast -- experienced pain and anger and sadness and frustration and really don't know how to deal with it, you know?"

Daniels goes on: "[E]verything has happened -- what you are seeing tonight -- prior to the incident," apparently meaning Wednesday night's scheduled Empire episode was produced prior to the alleged attack on Smollett.

"And this is not what the show is made for," Daniels insists. "The show is made to bring America together, to talk about the atrocities that are happening right now in the streets."

Daniels then concludes the video by urging viewers to watch Empire Wednesday night on Fox, followed by Star, which he also co-created.

Empire can use the help. It could be coincidence, but ratings for last week's first original episode to air since Smollett's arrest weren't good. According to the The Wrap, the episode drew the show's second-smallest audience ever.

Smollett was indicted March 8 on 16 felony counts related to his claim that he was the victim of a racially-motivated attack January 22 in Chicago. After an investigation, police declared the attack to be a hoax and said Smollett hired two brothers to carry it out. Smollett pleaded not guilty to all charges March 14 and maintains his innocence.

]]>Tommaso Boddi/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- It's been a week since Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to police about being the victim of an alleged hate crime in January. Now Empire co-creator Lee Daniels is revealing a bit about how he and show's cast are dealing with the fallout.

"Oh my god...these past couple of weeks have been a freakin' roller coaster, Daniels says in a brief video posted to his Instagram Wednesday. "We have -- me and my cast -- experienced pain and anger and sadness and frustration and really don't know how to deal with it, you know?"

Daniels goes on: "[E]verything has happened -- what you are seeing tonight -- prior to the incident," apparently meaning Wednesday night's scheduled Empire episode was produced prior to the alleged attack on Smollett.

"And this is not what the show is made for," Daniels insists. "The show is made to bring America together, to talk about the atrocities that are happening right now in the streets."

Daniels then concludes the video by urging viewers to watch Empire Wednesday night on Fox, followed by Star, which he also co-created.

Empire can use the help. It could be coincidence, but ratings for last week's first original episode to air since Smollett's arrest weren't good. According to the The Wrap, the episode drew the show's second-smallest audience ever.

Smollett was indicted March 8 on 16 felony counts related to his claim that he was the victim of a racially-motivated attack January 22 in Chicago. After an investigation, police declared the attack to be a hoax and said Smollett hired two brothers to carry it out. Smollett pleaded not guilty to all charges March 14 and maintains his innocence.

]]>Natalie Portman goes to space, and spaces out, in trippy teaser for 'Lucy in the Sky'http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/8b0d29f674fd401d94999a00a8166ef9
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/8b0d29f674fd401d94999a00a8166ef9Fox Searchlight(LOS ANGELES) -- While there are no tangerine trees and marmalade skies to be seen, things get appropriately trippy in the teaser for a new movie called Lucy In The Sky.

In the film, Oscar-winner Natalie Portman plays a female NASA astronaut who shares her name with the heroine of the psychedelic Beatles classic. Following a trip into space, she slowly starts to lose her mind.

The film was co-written and directed by Noah Hawley, whose mind-bending talents can also be seen on FX's equally trippy Legion.

The teaser shows Lucy floating through the air in the zero-G of space and also on earth, as reality slips away from her.

"You got to see the vast celestial everything and it blew your mind," says Jon Hamm, playing a character who appears to be Lucy's lover. "So now, nothing makes sense."

Legion's Dan Stevens plays Lucy's husband, and the movie's stellar supporting cast also includes Deadpool 2 and Atlanta's Zazie Beetz, as well as Tig Notaro, Ellen Burstyn, and Nick Offerman.

]]>Fox Searchlight(LOS ANGELES) -- While there are no tangerine trees and marmalade skies to be seen, things get appropriately trippy in the teaser for a new movie called Lucy In The Sky.

In the film, Oscar-winner Natalie Portman plays a female NASA astronaut who shares her name with the heroine of the psychedelic Beatles classic. Following a trip into space, she slowly starts to lose her mind.

The film was co-written and directed by Noah Hawley, whose mind-bending talents can also be seen on FX's equally trippy Legion.

The teaser shows Lucy floating through the air in the zero-G of space and also on earth, as reality slips away from her.

"You got to see the vast celestial everything and it blew your mind," says Jon Hamm, playing a character who appears to be Lucy's lover. "So now, nothing makes sense."

Legion's Dan Stevens plays Lucy's husband, and the movie's stellar supporting cast also includes Deadpool 2 and Atlanta's Zazie Beetz, as well as Tig Notaro, Ellen Burstyn, and Nick Offerman.

The actors played time and dimension-traveling slacker high schoolers in the film franchise, which began with 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, followed by 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

In a message posted to YouTube on Wednesday, Reeves, 54, and Winter, 53, are show standing in front of the Hollywood Bowl, where they fans for never giving up on a third installment.

"It's all because of you guys, and we wanted to say thank you," Winter says, echoed by Reeves.

"And be excellent," the pair conclude, in character.

Bill & Ted Face the Music's plot is rumored to focus on the pair battling a villain worse than the sequel's Grim Reaper -- the drudgery of work and family in middle age -- while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.

The actors played time and dimension-traveling slacker high schoolers in the film franchise, which began with 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, followed by 1991's Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

In a message posted to YouTube on Wednesday, Reeves, 54, and Winter, 53, are show standing in front of the Hollywood Bowl, where they fans for never giving up on a third installment.

"It's all because of you guys, and we wanted to say thank you," Winter says, echoed by Reeves.

"And be excellent," the pair conclude, in character.

Bill & Ted Face the Music's plot is rumored to focus on the pair battling a villain worse than the sequel's Grim Reaper -- the drudgery of work and family in middle age -- while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.

The new trailer for Stranger Things 3 shows the core group of friends – Mike, Eleven, Dustin, Lucas, Will and Max – trying their best to enjoy their summer. But because this is Hawkins, Indiana we’re talking about, there will always be new interdimensional creatures to ruin their fun.

The clip begins with Dustin returning home after some time away. His toys start to move on their own and a freaked-out Dustin follows them into his living room armed with a can of hairspray. Turns out, Eleven is making the toys move with her powers and all of his friends are there to surprise him. Needless to say, the welcome-home surprise doesn’t go quite as planned.

Elsewhere, we see scenes of the kids just trying to be normal at the mall, the movie theater and a fair. But things quickly get more chaotic and we catch glimpses of a slimy, scary new creature, as well as new characters played by Cary Elwes and Maya Hawke.

At one point, we hear Mike’s voiceover say, “We’re not kids anymore. I mean, what did you think? We’re just gonna sit in my basement all day?”

The new trailer for Stranger Things 3 shows the core group of friends – Mike, Eleven, Dustin, Lucas, Will and Max – trying their best to enjoy their summer. But because this is Hawkins, Indiana we’re talking about, there will always be new interdimensional creatures to ruin their fun.

The clip begins with Dustin returning home after some time away. His toys start to move on their own and a freaked-out Dustin follows them into his living room armed with a can of hairspray. Turns out, Eleven is making the toys move with her powers and all of his friends are there to surprise him. Needless to say, the welcome-home surprise doesn’t go quite as planned.

Elsewhere, we see scenes of the kids just trying to be normal at the mall, the movie theater and a fair. But things quickly get more chaotic and we catch glimpses of a slimy, scary new creature, as well as new characters played by Cary Elwes and Maya Hawke.

At one point, we hear Mike’s voiceover say, “We’re not kids anymore. I mean, what did you think? We’re just gonna sit in my basement all day?”

]]>Report: 'BlacKkKlansman' lead John David Washington tapped to star in Christopher Nolan's next filmhttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/0828e079fa0415af470151ef0483e132
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:01:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/0828e079fa0415af470151ef0483e132Marion Curtis/StarPix for Focus Features(LOS ANGELES) -- John David Washington has reportedly set his next big project.

Sources tell Variety that the BlacKkKlansman star has been tapped to star in Christopher Nolan's next "event film," which will reportedly also star Twilight series veteran Robert Pattinson.

The project, for which Nolan recently finished penning the script, already has a July 17, 2020 release date from Warner Bros.

According to Variety, the starring role is "highly coveted in town," and there's no official word on who's been considered for the film or even what it's about. Insiders describe it as a "massive, innovative, action blockbuster, which will again be shown in IMAX."

Nolan's films include the Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, Inception, Dunkirk and Interstellar, among others.

If confirmed, this would be Washington's first major film since starring in Spike Lee's Oscar-winning film BlacKkKlansman.

]]>Marion Curtis/StarPix for Focus Features(LOS ANGELES) -- John David Washington has reportedly set his next big project.

Sources tell Variety that the BlacKkKlansman star has been tapped to star in Christopher Nolan's next "event film," which will reportedly also star Twilight series veteran Robert Pattinson.

The project, for which Nolan recently finished penning the script, already has a July 17, 2020 release date from Warner Bros.

According to Variety, the starring role is "highly coveted in town," and there's no official word on who's been considered for the film or even what it's about. Insiders describe it as a "massive, innovative, action blockbuster, which will again be shown in IMAX."

Nolan's films include the Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, Inception, Dunkirk and Interstellar, among others.

If confirmed, this would be Washington's first major film since starring in Spike Lee's Oscar-winning film BlacKkKlansman.

Set in 1969 -- as evidenced by the trailer being set to the Los Bravos' hit "Bring a Little Lovin'" and the endless beauty shots of vintage L.A. and hippie fashion -- the coming attraction reveals nothing about the plot, except that Pitt plays Cliff Booth, the stunt double for DiCaprio's fading Western TV show actor Rick Dalton.

Also glimpsed in the trailer is a go-go dancing Margot Robbie, who plays Sharon Tate, the actress who in real life was murdered by followers of Charles Manson. We also see Manson, in the form of actor Damon Herriman.

Martial artist and actor Mike Moh is also seen in the clip, perfectly playing the late Bruce Lee, who Booth apparently challenges to a fight.

The movie, which also stars Al Pacino and Kurt Russell, hits theaters July 26.

Set in 1969 -- as evidenced by the trailer being set to the Los Bravos' hit "Bring a Little Lovin'" and the endless beauty shots of vintage L.A. and hippie fashion -- the coming attraction reveals nothing about the plot, except that Pitt plays Cliff Booth, the stunt double for DiCaprio's fading Western TV show actor Rick Dalton.

Also glimpsed in the trailer is a go-go dancing Margot Robbie, who plays Sharon Tate, the actress who in real life was murdered by followers of Charles Manson. We also see Manson, in the form of actor Damon Herriman.

Martial artist and actor Mike Moh is also seen in the clip, perfectly playing the late Bruce Lee, who Booth apparently challenges to a fight.

The movie, which also stars Al Pacino and Kurt Russell, hits theaters July 26.

]]>"You really think this is a game, cowboy?" It is. -- Enter 'Die Hard', the board gamehttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/c67a895ed7801693321aa7f38dce0569
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/c67a895ed7801693321aa7f38dce0569Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The movie Die Hard is now a board game! Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist will be a "one-vs-many experience," with Bruce Willis' John McClane character from the classic Christmas film taking on all the bad guys in the Los Angeles skyscraper.

While John was famously on his own against Tony and Marco and Karl and the rest of Hans Gruber's baddies, the makers of the game, USAopoly, say The Nakatomi Heist is for two to four players, according to the box art.

A specific release hasn't been announced, but Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist should be available very soon -- and perfect for a party, pal.

]]>Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- The movie Die Hard is now a board game! Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist will be a "one-vs-many experience," with Bruce Willis' John McClane character from the classic Christmas film taking on all the bad guys in the Los Angeles skyscraper.

While John was famously on his own against Tony and Marco and Karl and the rest of Hans Gruber's baddies, the makers of the game, USAopoly, say The Nakatomi Heist is for two to four players, according to the box art.

A specific release hasn't been announced, but Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist should be available very soon -- and perfect for a party, pal.

]]>Tyler Perry helps family of murdered Georgia single momhttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/07d9a73a7487d82c9e8a505f03fde830
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/07d9a73a7487d82c9e8a505f03fde830ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- The family of a woman who was murdered Saturday in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Georgia is received a surprise helping hand from film and TV mogul Tyler Perry.

Forty-five-year-old Tynesha Evans, a single mother of three daughters, was shot and killed March 16 at a local Wells Fargo bank, allegedly by an ex boyfriend. Evans had fallen on hard times recently and went to the bank because her ex, who's been arrested for her murder, had reportedly offered to help her cover her rent when the family was threatened with eviction.

According to Atlanta's WSB TV, Perry gave the family a call after hearing about the story.

Evans' daughter, Audrey Turner, said she almost didn't answer the phone when it rang. " [T]he person on the other end said, 'This is Tyler,'" Turner told WSB. "I said, 'Who?' He said, 'This is Tyler.' I said, 'Tyler who?' and he said, 'Tyler Perry.' At that point, I just broke down crying."

Perry reportedly offered to fly Evans' body back to their home state of Wisconsin, where her funeral will be held, and also offered to pay daughter Sharadiant Turner's tuition at Atlanta's Spelman College, where she's a freshman.

"This is amazing," said Sharadiant of Perry's generosity. "We can't thank him enough."

]]>ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) -- The family of a woman who was murdered Saturday in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Georgia is received a surprise helping hand from film and TV mogul Tyler Perry.

Forty-five-year-old Tynesha Evans, a single mother of three daughters, was shot and killed March 16 at a local Wells Fargo bank, allegedly by an ex boyfriend. Evans had fallen on hard times recently and went to the bank because her ex, who's been arrested for her murder, had reportedly offered to help her cover her rent when the family was threatened with eviction.

According to Atlanta's WSB TV, Perry gave the family a call after hearing about the story.

Evans' daughter, Audrey Turner, said she almost didn't answer the phone when it rang. " [T]he person on the other end said, 'This is Tyler,'" Turner told WSB. "I said, 'Who?' He said, 'This is Tyler.' I said, 'Tyler who?' and he said, 'Tyler Perry.' At that point, I just broke down crying."

Perry reportedly offered to fly Evans' body back to their home state of Wisconsin, where her funeral will be held, and also offered to pay daughter Sharadiant Turner's tuition at Atlanta's Spelman College, where she's a freshman.

"This is amazing," said Sharadiant of Perry's generosity. "We can't thank him enough."

]]>First full-length 'Toy Story 4' trailer brings back the old gang and some new friendshttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/75709914fb5d07eccbbb57e47a1e42c4
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/75709914fb5d07eccbbb57e47a1e42c4Pixar/Disney(NEW YORK) -- The first full-length trailer for Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 4, released on Tuesday, reunites Woody and his old flame Bo Peep, and introduces a new friend, named Forky.

Set to the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," the clip introduces Forky, voiced by Tony Hale. Forky is a spork that the toys' new owner -- Bonnie, the little girl introduced in Toy Story 3 -- has made out of a spork, a pipe cleaner, popsicle sticks and a pair of googly eyes.

When Forky questions his value as a toy and runs away, it's Woody and Buzz Lightyear -- voiced once again by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, respectively -- to the rescue. While trying to convince Forky to come back home, Woody meets Bo Peep -- voiced by Annie Potts -- who tries to convince him there's a better life for toys than just being a child's property. That leaves Woody facing his own identity crisis.

Toy Story 4 opens nationwide June 21. Disney is the parent company Pixar and ABC News.

]]>Pixar/Disney(NEW YORK) -- The first full-length trailer for Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 4, released on Tuesday, reunites Woody and his old flame Bo Peep, and introduces a new friend, named Forky.

Set to the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," the clip introduces Forky, voiced by Tony Hale. Forky is a spork that the toys' new owner -- Bonnie, the little girl introduced in Toy Story 3 -- has made out of a spork, a pipe cleaner, popsicle sticks and a pair of googly eyes.

When Forky questions his value as a toy and runs away, it's Woody and Buzz Lightyear -- voiced once again by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, respectively -- to the rescue. While trying to convince Forky to come back home, Woody meets Bo Peep -- voiced by Annie Potts -- who tries to convince him there's a better life for toys than just being a child's property. That leaves Woody facing his own identity crisis.

Toy Story 4 opens nationwide June 21. Disney is the parent company Pixar and ABC News.

]]>'The Kids are Alright' dad Michael Cudlitz lightens up from 'The Walking Dead'; remembers Luke Perryhttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/999dc1dc38935e11a80ae3899b6ceb8b
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/999dc1dc38935e11a80ae3899b6ceb8bABC(NEW YORK) -- Fans of The Walking Dead loved Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford, the tough-talking talking former soldier who met his untimely end at the end of Negan's barbed-wire bat, Lucille. But his current gig is much more, shall we say, family friendly.

Cudlitz stars in ABC's The Kids are Alright, a '70s-set sitcom in which he plays a stern yet loving dad raising eight sons.

"I know...what I physically bring to television," the six-foot-one, imposing actor smiles, "And...it's not necessarily warm and cuddly -- people hire me to kill things, and I get that," he says, laughing. "But I wanted to lean into...something that was lighter."

And The Kids has heart, Cudlitz says.

"It's just this love that is pulling this family through -- [the family] is definitely ruled with 'a semi-metallic fist' -- but because it has to be [or] the kids will win," he laughs.

Cudlitz has had a long career both in front of and behind the camera: he put himself through college as a set builder, and once served as the construction foreman on Beverly Hills, 90210 -- on which he eventually appeared as an actor.

While Cudlitz admits the early 90210 scripts didn't show much promise, he adds, "When the show really hit its stride...for a young, young audience that was the only place that they could...get a lot of that information...about dealing with, you know, suicide, rape...mental health issues...the crazy stuff that kids were, and are, actually dealing with at that age."

Cudlitz also saluted late 90210 star Luke Perry, who died earlier this month following a stroke.

"That dude that touched a lot of lives," he says. "The world is a dimmer place without him."

]]>ABC(NEW YORK) -- Fans of The Walking Dead loved Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford, the tough-talking talking former soldier who met his untimely end at the end of Negan's barbed-wire bat, Lucille. But his current gig is much more, shall we say, family friendly.

Cudlitz stars in ABC's The Kids are Alright, a '70s-set sitcom in which he plays a stern yet loving dad raising eight sons.

"I know...what I physically bring to television," the six-foot-one, imposing actor smiles, "And...it's not necessarily warm and cuddly -- people hire me to kill things, and I get that," he says, laughing. "But I wanted to lean into...something that was lighter."

And The Kids has heart, Cudlitz says.

"It's just this love that is pulling this family through -- [the family] is definitely ruled with 'a semi-metallic fist' -- but because it has to be [or] the kids will win," he laughs.

Cudlitz has had a long career both in front of and behind the camera: he put himself through college as a set builder, and once served as the construction foreman on Beverly Hills, 90210 -- on which he eventually appeared as an actor.

While Cudlitz admits the early 90210 scripts didn't show much promise, he adds, "When the show really hit its stride...for a young, young audience that was the only place that they could...get a lot of that information...about dealing with, you know, suicide, rape...mental health issues...the crazy stuff that kids were, and are, actually dealing with at that age."

Cudlitz also saluted late 90210 star Luke Perry, who died earlier this month following a stroke.

"That dude that touched a lot of lives," he says. "The world is a dimmer place without him."

]]>Wendy Williams reveals she's been living in a sober househttp://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/b8ed753b0eb808fea658fe4e5742a192
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0500http://ac1027.com/abc-news-entertainment/b8ed753b0eb808fea658fe4e5742a192Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Wendy Williams made a stunning and emotional admission on her show on Tuesday morning: The talk show host revealed she's been staying at a sober house.

"I have been living in a sober house...You know I've had a struggle with cocaine in the past," she told her audience, her voice shaking with emotion. "I never went to a place to get treatment. I don’t know how, except God was sitting on my shoulder, and I just stopped. But there are people in your family -- it might be you -- who are struggling and I wanted to know more of the story."

Williams explained that she goes to the sober facility every night after work, where she is among her "brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help."

Wendy also revealed that her husband and son were the only ones who knew that she's been seeking treatment.

"Only Kevin and Kevin knows about this. Not my parents, nobody," she said. "I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to a home that I live in...with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family."

Wendy went on to explain her sober house routine. "Doors locked by 10 p.m. lights out by 10 p.m., so I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to come here and see you."

"So that is my truth," she added.

The news comes a week after Williams launched a substance abuse hotline through her Hunter Foundation.

As previously reported, on March 4, Williams returned from an extended hiatus of her show amid rumors of personal problems. She attributed her time off to a fractured shoulder and "complications regarding her Graves' Disease."

]]>Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Wendy Williams made a stunning and emotional admission on her show on Tuesday morning: The talk show host revealed she's been staying at a sober house.

"I have been living in a sober house...You know I've had a struggle with cocaine in the past," she told her audience, her voice shaking with emotion. "I never went to a place to get treatment. I don’t know how, except God was sitting on my shoulder, and I just stopped. But there are people in your family -- it might be you -- who are struggling and I wanted to know more of the story."

Williams explained that she goes to the sober facility every night after work, where she is among her "brothers and sisters caught up in their addiction and looking for help."

Wendy also revealed that her husband and son were the only ones who knew that she's been seeking treatment.

"Only Kevin and Kevin knows about this. Not my parents, nobody," she said. "I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to a home that I live in...with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family."

Wendy went on to explain her sober house routine. "Doors locked by 10 p.m. lights out by 10 p.m., so I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to come here and see you."

"So that is my truth," she added.

The news comes a week after Williams launched a substance abuse hotline through her Hunter Foundation.

As previously reported, on March 4, Williams returned from an extended hiatus of her show amid rumors of personal problems. She attributed her time off to a fractured shoulder and "complications regarding her Graves' Disease."